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    Image of Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon. Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.
    02/04/09

    In reply to Rachel Maddow's Sexuality Is Material For The Uninspired
    Is that glass in her hand a nod to her cocktail-aficionado side? If so, props.


    [www.nytimes.com]

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    Image of Little Green Frog (Wise Latina) Little Green Frog (Wise Latina)
    02/04/09

    In reply to Rachel Maddow's Sexuality Is Material For The Uninspired
    Well, the creative team of Cerebral Itch is married, so maybe THEY do make whoopie daily?

    I don't know, if I was trying to celebrate Rachel Maddow this would not have been my angle. Her show is different, she's very intelligent, owns up to her mistakes, and she's not rude to her guests.

    I wonder if she'll make a comment on the show about this.
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    Image of par3 par3
    02/04/09

    In reply to Rachel Maddow's Sexuality Is Material For The Uninspired
    i had to sit thru 'boys don't cry' with a barbaric 15 yr old last night. all i can say it.... we'll i can't get into this bc my blood pressure will spike and i might smack someone with my dildo.
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    02/04/09

    In reply to Rachel Maddow's Sexuality Is Material For The Uninspired
    This may be slightly off-topic, but isn't referring to a hetero woman as a "breeder" also pigeonholing someone for their sexuality? If it's not okay to make assumptions about lesbians' sexual proclivities- and obviously it's not- then why is it okay to refer to non-lesbian women as creatures that exist solely for reproduction?


    Or am I the only person who finds that term dismissive?

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    02/04/09

    In reply to Rachel Maddow's Sexuality Is Material For The Uninspired
    i dunno. if they made these with keith olbermann's silver foxy image, i'd be all up on 'em like "gnats on poop"
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    Image of Gumbina80 Gumbina80
    02/04/09

    @FullSpeedLohan: Me too. Seeing his Super Bowl footage, though, reminded how much of a GIANT he is. Not that I wouldn't bone him for democracy, though.
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    Image of Red-headed bookworm Red-headed bookworm
    02/04/09

    @Gumbina80: I know! He towered over Tiki. Hehe, if there were Keith Olbermann cards I'd send one to my boss, who hates him with a passion.
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    02/04/09

    In reply to Rachel Maddow's Sexuality Is Material For The Uninspired
    Why do she and Chuck Todd have monkey ears?!
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    Image of Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon. Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.
    02/04/09

    @angelina jolie-laide: Those aren't glasses! They're just the letter B! What is going on here?
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    Image of Jezemale* Jezemale*
    02/04/09

    In reply to Rachel Maddow's Sexuality Is Material For The Uninspired
    As a gay man I can tell you I have sex and jack off all day. Which is why I am in college and such. If this isn't making any sense thats becuz well it doesnt. (stars filming porn).


    Fact: There are more gay Xtube accounts than hetero ones. Thus proving that the gays are more sexual.

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    Image of GeorgeFayne GeorgeFayne
    02/04/09

    @Tsar-Romanov: OK, wait. More gay Xtube accounts only means that more gay people are using Xtube than heteros.


    Logic, you're doing it wrong.

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    02/04/09

    @Tsar-Romanov: lol that was kind of the goal. to submit faulty logic. which thus proves that gays are sexualer than straights. and thus tying into rachel maddow um being w/e she is.


    gay generalizing via society im doing it right!

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    Image of GeorgeFayne GeorgeFayne
    02/04/09

    @Tsar-Romanov: Oh, I see what you did there. Hi, I'm a jackass.
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    Image of Jamie Sommers Jamie Sommers
    02/04/09

    In reply to Rachel Maddow's Sexuality Is Material For The Uninspired

    Wait. What?
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    Image of BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
    02/04/09

    In reply to Rachel Maddow's Sexuality Is Material For The Uninspired
    Well, all women, let's face it, want to fuck all men all the time. Lesbian women definitely want to fuck men, but screw other women just to titillate men, until a man comes along to turn them right. So, you understand now? Rachael Maddow wants to have a threesome with you, just because.
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    Image of JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing! JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!
    02/04/09

    In reply to Rachel Maddow's Sexuality Is Material For The Uninspired


    THEY'RE NOT EVEN FUNNY. BEING FUNNY IS THE LEAST YOU COULD DO.

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    Image of GeorgeFayne GeorgeFayne
    02/04/09

    @Jessica Hussein Lovejoy is now on Facebook! Friends, plz?: You know, I'm a lesbian, and that one cracked me up. It takes all kinds, I guess.
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    Image of pandorasmittens pandorasmittens
    02/04/09

    @Jessica Hussein Lovejoy is now on Facebook! Friends, plz?: That is just sadly ironic.
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    Image of Mama Penguino Mama Penguino
    02/04/09

    @GeorgeFayne: You lesbians and your senses of humor! God!
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    Image of GeorgeFayne GeorgeFayne
    02/04/09

    @Mama Penguino: Fuck, I know, right? We ruin everything.
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    Image of Dottie Gale Dottie Gale
    02/04/09

    In reply to Rachel Maddow's Sexuality Is Material For The Uninspired
    I see where you're coming from, Megan, but the cards aren't targeted to the "OMG lesbians are sooooo hot" Katy Perry/Abercrombie crowd. They're cards that girls send each other to laugh about their nerdy ladyboners...you know, like we do on Jezebel all the time.
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    Image of amowls amowls
    02/04/09

    In reply to Rachel Maddow's Sexuality Is Material For The Uninspired
    The same as any "non default" description. I get described as "the asian girl" all the time, even though I'm only half.
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    Image of Cerridwen Cerridwen
    02/04/09

    @amowls: This kind of thing bugs me alot. I hate it when I hear people refer to "my Asian friend" or "my lesbian friend" or whatever other qualifier designates that person as Other. You'd never say "my white/heterosexual etc friend" so why would you say it about anyone else?
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    02/04/09

    @Cerridwen: They say it that way bc their subconscious mind can only define those people as the Other, first. They may get to be defined as people afterwards. Possibly. Maybe. Probably not.
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    Image of Cerridwen Cerridwen
    02/04/09

    @oh.geez.: Exactly. I have started calling people out on this and they usually aren't aware of how they define anyone who is not white and heterosexual as [othering qualifier] first and person second.
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    Image of LaFemme LaFemme
    02/04/09

    @Cerridwen: I consistently do this with professions, to contextualize people. "My lawyer friend", "My FBI friend", "My model friend", "My design student friend".


    I also live in DC, so this may just be a bad habit I have acquired.

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    Image of Trulymadlyme Trulymadlyme
    02/04/09

    In reply to Rachel Maddow's Sexuality Is Material For The Uninspired
    I've had it up to here with the whole hetero-normative bullshit I've seen lately. I don't care what a journalist sexuality is so long as they are competent, engaging, and interesting.


    Also, I'm counting down until we start to see the Maddow body snark disaster begin.

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    Image of Khrushchev Khrushchev
    02/04/09

    @trulymadlyme: She'd look great if she would just put on some lipstick!
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    Image of Trulymadlyme Trulymadlyme
    02/04/09

    @Khrushchev: And this $40,000 dress, right?
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    Image of interpretedworld interpretedworld
    02/04/09

    @trulymadlyme: Why is everyone mad at me just because I said she should try a Wonderbra?
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    02/04/09

    @trulymadlyme: And some damn high heels!
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    Image of Trulymadlyme Trulymadlyme
    02/04/09

    @interpretedworld: Right? It's not like anyone's telling her to get KKK implants...although?
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    Image of Khrushchev Khrushchev
    02/04/09

    In reply to Rachel Maddow's Sexuality Is Material For The Uninspired
    Why is it also that Rachel Maddow is everyone's go-to "I'm not gay, but..." lady? Nearly every time Jezebel posts about her, there is a barrage of, "Take me, Rachel, take me!" which I don't notice as much in posts about other prominent lesbians.
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    02/04/09

    @Khrushchev: It's because Rachel is teh hotness.


    Boyfriend says she looks like a very pretty man, so women want her.

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    Image of amazoncowgirl amazoncowgirl
    02/04/09

    @Khrushchev: I dunno. Maybe cause Jezebel posts about Maddow a lot? If there were a post about Jodie Foster, I'd probably hijack the thread. I've been in love with her since I was about seven.
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    Image of Khrushchev Khrushchev
    02/04/09

    @morninggloria: Yeah, but I'm saying that straight women on this site objectify her the way they would a man. The Rachel Maddow posts (which are often about actual issues) have similar comments as the Clive Owen SJs.
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    02/04/09

    @amazoncowgirl: I've had a thing for Jodie Foster since she was Eleanor Arroway in "Contact." I loved the book and she was the perfect Dr. Arroway. Sigh.
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    02/04/09

    @Khrushchev: I love her for her brain. Really. The fact that she's cute is merely a perk.
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    Image of PilgrimSoul PilgrimSoul
    02/04/09

    @Khrushchev: Because nothing says "feminism" like sexualizing every note of approval.
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    02/04/09

    @Khrushchev: I was just thinking that myself. It strikes me as funny that Jezebelles are getting up in arms about these cards when they are probably some of the most vocal in their lady-bonering about her. But we do that a lot here. It's the old "I can talk shit about my mom, but you better no got there bish" game. Only instead of talking shit, it's talking lust.
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    Image of MizJenkins MizJenkins
    02/04/09

    @Khrushchev: @wedropscience: Yeah, I think it's been said already but I think it's as simple as straight girls tend to go for chicks who look like boys.
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    Image of Khrushchev Khrushchev
    02/04/09

    @PilgrimSoul: Ding.


    @AuntieBee: I just think it's telling that a lot of the reactions here are about men and lesbians, when I've seen more straight women lust after her than anything.

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    02/04/09

    @Khrushchev: It parallels what I hate most about the Obama posts as well. People see the pic, read the headline, ignore the post, and get right down to the sexy (or in some cases OMG puppies!).


    Then when called on it (sexy comments), it becomes about intellectual power, admiration of character, and whatnot.

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    02/04/09

    @AnnoyingFemaleLeadVoiceover: Yes, this! Nom nom nom HAWT etc.


    And you know, I might even be alright with that if it wasn't accompanied by indignant huffiness when it comes from someone else.

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    02/04/09

    @Khrushchev: If one more of my straight guy friends goes on about his boner for Ms. Maddow, I swear I will punch them all with my lesbian hands.
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    Image of andheartss haz it andheartss haz it
    02/04/09

    In reply to Rachel Maddow's Sexuality Is Material For The Uninspired
    I'm not sure if I agree that her sexual orientation makes her an object of lust. I'd understand if the image was more explicit, but it just looks like a cheeky cartoon to me. I dunno if I'd care more or less if Maddow were replaced with Brown.


    Whether she was a lesbian or not, I'd still be into her as a hetero-woman for her brains and poise.


    If it were Anderson Cooper in that e-card, would this be a non-issue?

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    Image of Trulymadlyme Trulymadlyme
    02/04/09

    @andheartss haz it: Nope. It would go to the whole glass closet mess that (depending on your take)overshadows his actual work (which I usually find pretty engaging).
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